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FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Four 45,200 dwt heavy lift ro-ro container ships on order at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in South Korea are specified with Martek Marine’s MariNOx emissions monitoring systems.

31st July 2010

Emissions monitoring fitted to heavy lift ships

31st July 2010

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Kongsberg Maritime has added three new monitoring and efficiency applications to its K-Chief automation system. The fuel saver applications have been developed as part of Kongsberg Maritimes commitment to the Green Ship…

31st July 2010

Fuel saver added to engine automation system

31st July 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kelvin Hughes says that customers who purchased its SharpEye, described as the first commercial solid-state marine radar, are finding several benefits to the system.

31st July 2010

High-specification radar offered at low cost

31st July 2010

50 YEARS AGO

50 YEARS AGO

Most of the July 1960 issue of The Motor Ship was taken up by tables of ships on order arranged by country, which showed Great Britain still held a leading position, closely…

31st July 2010

Shipbuilding statistics and engine design

31st July 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Consulting engineering firm Ricardo is a well-known name in marine diesel engine circles; the company works closely with several major large engine companies, and such work has increased in both volume and…

31st July 2010

True hybrid power for marine propulsion

31st July 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

ABB Turbocharging of Switzerland has introduced new turbine blades for engines burning lower qualities of HFO and with especially heavy duty operating profiles. The axial turbine blades feature hard-faced tips to counter…

31st July 2010

Turbo manufacturer addresses blade wear issues

31st July 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

MAN has completed the reorganisation of its engine and turbo businesses and the former MAN Diesel and MAN Turbo companies are now joined as a single enterprise, known as MAN Diesel and…

31st July 2010

Turbo technology the key to clean low speed diesels

31st July 2010

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

When a major oil-tanker operator discovered its existing fuel oil pump system could not meet new environmental regulations for ships entering European ports designated in emission-controlled areas (ECAs), pump group Colfax became…

31st July 2010

Pump group meets low-sulphur challenge

31st July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Driven by orders from big shippers including Yangming Marine Transport, Taiwan’s largest shipbuilder, CSBC, expects to see sales increase 20% year-on-year in the second half, with yearly sales to return to NT$30…

30th July 2010

CSBC anticipates healthy sales increase

30th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Keppel FELS multi-purpose self-elevating platform (MPSEP) design has been chosen by the Seafox Group (Seafox) as the basis for a new-generation, wind turbine installation vessel that can withstand harsh offshore environmental conditions…

30th July 2010

New depths in the offshore wind energy sector

30th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has won a 310 billion won ($262 million) order to build a ropax ferry for Tunisian state-owned ferry operator COTUNAV (Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation) for delivery…

29th July 2010

Daewoo wins Tunisian ropax contract

29th July 2010

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Germany’s small Hitzler Schiffswerft has completed Kietz, the first of three special inland icebreakers worth a total of €15.3 million for service with local waterways authorities in east and west Germany, writes…

28th July 2010

Hitzler completes first of three river icebreakers

28th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The grand opening of the Castrol China Technology Centre recently took place in Shanghai’s Pudong Jinqiao Science Park, marking an important step in the development of Castrol’s global technology strategy.

28th July 2010

Castrol opens technology centre in Shanghai

28th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Austal announces the expansion of its vessel support and maintenance presence in the Middle East following the award of a technical services contract with Saudi Arabian ferry operator The Maritime Company for…

28th July 2010

Austal expands Middle East service

28th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Singapore-based shipbuilder Keppel Singmarine has delivered its third multi-purpose platform supply & support vessel (MPSSV) to Greatship Global Offshore Services in India.

28th July 2010

Keppel delivers another PSV to Greatship

28th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (Kotra) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Brazil’s Transpetro, the largest shipbuilder in Latin America, to forge cooperation in the shipbuilding sector.

28th July 2010

Korea and Brazil sign shipbuilding deal

28th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

BAE Systems in the USA will modernise 11 Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class guided missile destroyers under a contract with the U.S. Navy with a potential value of $365 million.

28th July 2010

BAE Systems modernising US destroyers

28th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

As a response to the needs of the shipping market for a more flexible utilisation of both full and part load operation, MAN Diesel & Turbo has developed the turbocharger cut-out solution.…

28th July 2010

Reducing fuel oil consumption with retrofit

28th July 2010

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A fresh process for the privatisation of the mega yachts facility of Malta Shipyards was launched by the government’s privatisation unit. The first attempt had been discontinued because the bids were considered…

27th July 2010

Privatisation for Malta Shipyards relaunched

27th July 2010

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

One of Germany’s oldest private shipyards, J.J.Sietas, has completed its first ro-pax newbuilding, the small, 75.1m, state-of-the-art, double-end ferry Uthlande, and with it entered a specialist sector still competitive for some European…

27th July 2010

Innovative ferry ro-ro helps Sietas on new course

27th July 2010